The two last witnesses in the murder trial of Richard Kachkar say he showed no psychotic symptoms when they examined him in the weeks after he stole a snowplow and took it for a two-hour rampage, killing a police officer.

There is no dispute he killed the 35-year-old married father of one, only whether he was so mentally ill he could not understand what he was doing was wrong.

Glancy was the second to last witness to testify at the trial, which began Feb. 4. Ontario Superior Court Justice Ian MacDonnell told the jury the Crown and defence will make final arguments Thursday, and he will charge them Friday and Monday, after which they will retire to consider their verdict.

Glancy examined the father of two at Maplehurst Correction Complex in Milton and the Toronto West Detention Centre in 15- to 20-minute sessions from January to April 2011, mainly to determine if he was a suicide risk.

During an April 6 visit, he was preoccupied and full of remorse about what he had done, Glancy added.

Kachkar seemed mildly depressed but showed no obvious psychotic symptoms. Glancy was left thinking Kachkar’s was a difficult case, he testified.

But Glancy agreed with defence lawyer Bob Richardson that psychotic symptoms are not always immediately obvious.

Dr. Lakshmi Voruganti, a psychiatrist with forensic training, testified he examined Kachkar at Maplehurst a week after the slaying to determine if he was suicidal. “He appeared preoccupied with events of the previous days,” Voruganti said.

“He seemed particularly apprehensive about what would happen next, what would happen to him,” Voruganti said.

“Any disorganized thoughts?” asked McGoey.

“No, he was able to answer … my questions,” Voruganti replied. “I was satisfied he did not seem to have a psychotic disorder.”